Gekko Wheels: How To
From this.......................to this quick and easy.
Supplies
After painting the rim color I use Tamiya 18mm tape to cover the rim. Tamiya tape works well because it is thinner then most other masking tapes.
Burnish the tape down with a toothpick or similar tool.
Carefully scribe and cut out around the rim with a sharp T pin.
After it is cut pull the tape off and you have a mask.
Paint the wheel your favorite tire color.
Pop off the mask and you get this. It may be a little rough but that is okay we are going to take care of that.
And this is how. I use brown inks for a lot of washes.
After the ink wash the tire may be a little shinny but we will take care of that too.
By far my favorite paint...artist oils.
After a good dry brushing with titanium white. It softens, highlights, and makes it matte.
Lastly a dusting of special sauce. Special sauce is just a dirt color wash 50-65% thinner, Burnt sienna, RAL browns, leather, black, and green, whatever just a very thin wash of "dirt" and just "dust" some on with an airbrush. Wheels are done. Took about 10-15min to do these.
